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World record oilseed rape yield smashed in Lincolnshire

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World record oilseed rape yield smashed in Lincolnshire

10/08/2015

Article taken from Farmers Weekly Online

Lincolnshire Wolds grower Tim Lamyman has broken the world oilseed rape yield record with a crop which was the thickest and greenest he has ever harvested.

He clocked up a yield of 6.7t/ha for the variety Picto on the best field on his farm, clearly beating the previous record by nearly 0.5t/ha. The crop was so dense it twice blocked his combine and he had to resort to turning off the straw chopper and slowing down to deal with the amount of material going through his Claas machine with a 25ft header. Read more...